Which Comes First: Love or War?
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters except my ideas and OCs.
Chapter 1: Isis the Hedgebat
It's a dark and stormy night. Shadow is running down an empty street, chasing the mysterious figure before him. "Get back here!" he shouted, only to be answered by being hit by Chaos Spear on his stomach. Spitting out blood as he smashes into a shop window, he looks up to it walking towards him, holding a machete in its hand. "No…" mumbles Shadow as it raises the weapon over his head, preparing to stab…
"Aah!" shouts Shadow as he wakes up with a start, panting heavily and sweating all over. "Honey, what's wrong?" asked Rouge as she yawns and sits up, "You screamed out." Shadow looks patiently at his wife and said, "Nothing, just a bad dream," and then suddenly pushed her back down on the bed, getting on top of her in the blink of an eye. "But I'll feel much better in a second!" he added, and then kissed her all over while he rubbed his erect member against her 'love hole'. Rouge moans and gasps as he fells him thrusting in and out of her, hitting her 'sweet spot' as he did so. "Yes…! Faster…!" she screams, moaning even louder as he obeys. "I'm gonna fuck you all day!" said Shadow, enjoying this feeling. Suddenly his cellphone rang. "Shit, not now," he hisses as he could feel himself getting closer to his release. "Just ignore it," said Rouge…and moaned as they finally reached their orgasm, staining the bed sheet with a little of their own fluids. After spending 15 minutes of sex, Shadow collapsed next to Rouge and pants quietly. "How was that?" he asked, and Rouge replied, "Wild…as usual," and nuzzles his chest fur, purring like a kitten. "I wonder who that was," said Shadow as he grabbed his cellphone, redialing the number.
Meanwhile, somewhere in Westopolis…Sonic answers his cellphone. "About fucking time, Shadow! What kept you?" said the blue hedgehog, slightly annoyed due to waiting that long for a phone call. "I was busy," answered Shadow on the phone, "What the hell do you want, Faker?" Sonic replied, "I got a message for you, from GUN HQ. Hey, I rhymed!" and laughed at his own joke. "Quit kidding around! Spill it, blue hedgehog!" shouts Shadow on the line. "Okay, okay, geez…" said Sonic, rolling his eyes, "The commander wants you to get both your asses there ASAP. It sounds important for you and your bitch," and secretly added, Who you always fuck with everyday since your honeymoon! Shadow growled. "It's probably just another mission. Thanks anyway," said Shadow. "Anytime, dude," replied Sonic. He then hears Amy calling him. "Gotta go," said the blue hedgehog, "My girl's waiting!" and hung up and ran over to her. "Hey baby, wazzup?" said Sonic as they kissed each other. "Hi Sonic!" replied a very cheerful pink hedgehog, "Are we going anywhere today?" Sonic answered, "I dunno…I was thinking of heading to your place," and smirked, "You know what I mean, don't you?" Amy replied, seductively, "Then what are you waiting for?" and then whispered in his ear, "I'm ready when you are…" Sonic immediately picked her up and ran towards her house, understanding that her answer is 'yes'.
Back to Shadow and Rouge…"What the hell does he want now?" asked the bat as Shadow drives them to GUN HQ. "I dunno, but Sonic did say it's important," replied the black hedgehog as he turns at a corner. "Which means you trust him on this one," said Rouge, earning a frown from Shadow. "Come on, admit it…I know you do," she coaxed him. "Alright, alright…I kinda trust that son-of-a-bitch," admitted Shadow as he parks the car. "Like a brother?" she joked. "Rouge…!" replied a slightly embarrassed black hedgehog. "Just kidding!" Rouge giggled, and they both enter the building after the computer identifies their identities. "At ease, agents," said the commander as they saluted him, "Come with me." As they follow him into a laboratory, Shadow asked him, "What are we here for?" The GUN commander replied, "We thought it would be best if you never knew about it." Curiosity written all over her face, Rouge asked, "About what, sir?" The commander answered, "You'll see," and a scientist walks towards them. "Agent Shadow, Agent Rouge…this is Professor Ryan, Chief Scientist of GUN Laboratory," said the commander, "Professor, Shadow and Rouge." The scientist greets them with a polite 'good morning, agents' and then whispered to the commander, "Are you sure about this?" receiving a nod from him.
Leaving the commander behind, Professor Ryan leads them to an adjoining room in the laboratory. Entering it, they see white walls, a white ceiling, and some strange-looking contraption sitting in one corner, beside some small computers. Looking down at the white tiled floor, they could see that most of it is covered with…toys? Is this a lab or a playroom? thought Shadow. "Sorry about the mess," apologized Ryan, "That kid sure loves leaving them around." Rouge, still curios about the current situation, asked, "What kid?" and hears a baby crying somewhere. "Check on her, Simon," said the professor to his assistant, "She's probably hungry again." Simon nods and walks away. "What's going on?" asked Shadow as he watched Simon pick up something from a crib, stopping her from crying. "Allow me to explain…" began Professor Ryan, "Last night, I accidentally knocked over your blood samples into that machine," he said as he pointed at it, "Somehow, it was already turned on…and she appeared." Shadow asked, "You mean that thing?" as he pointed at the creature in Simon's arms, "What the fuck is that?" Ryan just chuckled and answered, "That thing…is your daughter! She's a hedgebat!" The married couple couldn't believe what they've just heard. "What? Huh?" they screamed at the same time, causing the baby hedgebat to cry again due to the sound of their voices. "Professor, I couldn't calm her down," said Simon as he approached them. "Maybe I can," suggested Shadow, and Simon gently places her in his arms. "Ssh…it's okay…" he whispered.
Slowly rocking her in his arms, she calms down and looks up at him with her crimson eyes. Then, her little mouth formed a smile, exposing two tiny canines in her upper jaw. "Dada…" mumbled the baby hedgebat, earning a smile from Shadow as she makes cute squeals at him. "Looks like all she wanted was her daddy's comfort," said Simon, making all 4 adults chuckle. "Aww…she's got your looks, Shadow," said Rouge, giggling as the baby hedgebat gently grasped Shadow's chest fur. "And your wings," added the black hedgehog as he exposed the baby's back, revealing two black leathery wings – perfectly formed and identical to her own. "She's very special," said Ryan, "I've done a bit of research on her today," and led them to a computer. "According to this, she's got both your abilities – which also include immortality," he reported. "Sweet!" said Shadow, smiling…and the baby squeals happily as she looked as his smile. "Oh…you understood?" asked Shadow, only to receive silence from his smiling daughter. "I don't think so," he said, knowing that she couldn't speak...yet. "But not now…" continued Ryan, "She'll have to wait until she's much older." Rouge asked, "You mean we have to wait several years for that?" and Simon replied, "Days, actually. She grows older by 1 year each day…and that's where you guys come in." The bat looked at him and said, "Let me guess…you want me and Shadow to raise her," and both scientists nod in reply. "I dunno…" muttered Rouge. "Raising her is just what I was thinking!" said Shadow as he tickled his daughter. Rouge looks at him, surprised that he was serious about raising the girl. "Think about it, honey," said her husband, "These two can't be her guardians forever…right, Isis?" and the baby playfully clapped her tiny hands, showing that she agrees with her daddy – in a baby's point of view. "Come on, Rouge…I can't raise Isis alone," he added, already knowing how hard it'll really be as a single parent. He's already given her a name, thought Rouge, and then replied, smiling, "Alright…Isis the Hedgebat it is!" Ryan, relieved that they've finally settled it, asked Simon to help back up the baby's belongings. "Mama…Dada…" said Isis as she looked at her parents, giggling. "I always wanted to raise kids with you…" said Shadow. Rouge added, "Same here, Shad…" and kisses him, then strokes Isis' head.
An hour later, back at their apartment at Club Rouge…the bat sat on the floor, playing 'peekaboo' with her baby hedgebat daughter. Isis giggles and waves her arms and legs, showing that she loves it when her mommy does that. "Very playful for a 1-year-old, isn't she?" said Shadow. The doorbell rand, and Shadow got up to answer it. Opening the door, he sees…"Knuckles?" he asked. "Hey Shadow, how's it going?" asked the echidna, who then heard a baby squealing somewhere behind the black hedgehog. "Are you…babysitting?" asked Knuckles, trying to hold his laughter back. "Shadow, grab the video camera! She's taking her first steps!" shouted Rouge, and the black hedgehog immediately rushes to their bedroom to get the camera. Within seconds he returned and started recording, just as Isis managed to stand on her feet all by herself. "What's going on?" asked Knuckles as he entered the apartment…and he couldn't help but say 'aww' as he looked at Isis. "Knuckles, hold the camera," said Shadow as he gave it to him and joins his wife on the floor. "Oh, she fell!" exclaimed the echidna as he recorded, "Now she's getting up…" Isis continues to walk, getting closer to her parents inch by inch. "Almost there…" said Rouge…and she finally reached her! "You did it…!" cheered Rouge, and Isis squeals happily as she snuggles into her mom's arms. "And there you have it! Baby's First Steps!" announced Knuckles, who then turned the camera towards himself and made a funny face, "Specially recorded by…Knuckles the Echidna!" Rouge giggled, and then told him to stop recording. "Why does she look a lot like Shadow…and has wings on her back?" asked the red echidna as he watched her pick up the baby girl. Rouge replied, "Because, Knucklehead…she's mine and Shadow's baby girl! Her name's Isis the Hedgebat, by the way." Knuckles looked at her, shocked. "She's your kid?" he exclaimed, "When did you become pregnant? Why didn't you –" but was unable to continue as Shadow interrupted him. "Look, I didn't impregnate her," began the black hedgehog Knuckles looked at him, and then explains everything that happened earlier at GUN HQ. "And here she is," ended Shadow. "So she's a hedgehog/bat hybrid?" asked Knuckles, and Shadow nodded in reply. "Cool…I gotta go tell the others!" said an excited echidna as he ran out of their apartment…and then suddenly came back to say, "Oh, by the way…she's one beautiful baby!" and leaves them. "Won't be long until the whole gang heard the news," said Shadow, who then picked up the video camera and replayed the video, chuckling as he saw the look on Knuckles' funny face. Rouge looked at Isis and said, "Someday, sweetie…you'll be just like Daddy and me…!" earning a smiling squeal from her daughter. And that was just the beginning…